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Eric Carle's Dragons, Dragons
From dragons and griffins to mermaids and bunyips, mythological creatures abound in this joyous treasury of poetry celebrating mythology and legends from around the world. Eric Carle's playful and vibrantly-colored collages illustrate the fantastic beasts in more than 30 poems from renowned writers. 8-page gatefold.
Hardcover, 64 pages
Published
September 18th 1991
by Philomel Books
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My son takes after his father. He is a re-reader, far more than I am. His current re-read obsession is Dragons, Dragons edited and illustrated by Eric Carle. It's a library book from his elementary school and his name is the only name in it for the last three check-outs. I can see why he loves it, it's a fantastic bestiary with quotes from a number of authors and well known book and each mythical beast is illustrated in Eric Carle's unique style.
The book has mythical beasts from arou...more
The book has mythical beasts from arou...more
This is a book of beautiful poetry for children who'd like to learn about a whole host of mythological creatures from all different cultures. At the back of the book you'll find a short essay on introducing mythology to children, followed by a more detailed explanation of each creature mentioned in the book. All this in the midst of Eric Carle's gorgeous and innovative collaged illustrations make for a wonderful book.
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This is a fantastic collection of mythical creatures and poems that pay homage to our imagination and creativity. It has wonderful (though perhaps a bit scary for younger children) illustrations and features short poems from myriad authors.
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Personal Response: I was slightly confused by this anthology. The inclusion of Eric Carle’s artwork made me think this was intended for a younger audience, but the poems are pretty advanced. Some knowledge in classical literature and a good vocabulary or dictionary would be useful to understanding the poems.
Evaluation: This picture book is an effective representation of illustrations helping tell the story with the text. Carle’s use of colorful collage e...more
Personal Response: I was slightly confused by this anthology. The inclusion of Eric Carle’s artwork made me think this was intended for a younger audience, but the poems are pretty advanced. Some knowledge in classical literature and a good vocabulary or dictionary would be useful to understanding the poems.
Evaluation: This picture book is an effective representation of illustrations helping tell the story with the text. Carle’s use of colorful collage e...more
This book is a collection of poems that account different mythological beast. Eric Carle illustrates the book, I would use this helping students visualize poems they were reading.
This is a re-read tonight after many months out of regular rotation. Interesting, challenging mix of verse by a wide range of poets. Ganesha/Ganesh is a favorite.
Wonderful way to share mythical creatures with children of all ages, using Eric Carle's inimitable illustrations coupled with poetry.
Great glossary as well.
Great glossary as well.
I like the selection of poems, and Carle's bright, textured collages illustrating them. Fantasy and poetry are a natural mix.
This is a great book to expose students to poetry. There are great illustrations which helps students to visualize.
Wonderful collection of poetry about all kinds of beasts and Eric Carle's fantastic illustrations.
Love all of the dragons.
I also love Animals, Animals.
A family favorite we just dug out and re-read. I like Carle's illustrations better than his writing, and this one has great pictures. But better are the words. Whipple has picked these gems of poems and fragments about mystical creatures--we are always quoting it. It often comes in handy --these monsters are in a lot of stories and referred to often.
One of my nieces had me read this to her and I found it as fun as she did.
beautiful pictures
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Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 71 million copies of his books have sold around ...more
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